The airport and the complex have their origins in an airfield opened on September 3, 1950. With the end of World War II, the Brazilian government saw the need for a strategic support facility to the operation of aircraft flying between the Northern Region (location of the Amazon Rainforest) and the Southeast Region of Brazil (the locations of Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo), flying on a straight route. Before the construction of the airfield, the link was only possible to be operated with safety following the longer coastline route. The airfield was officially commissioned on January 20, 1954.[3]
In the 1970s studies were made in order to upgrade the facility to a Center for Testing Weapons and Training of the Brazilian Armed Forces, with the purpose of weapons development, bomb tests, experiments, training and maneuvers of national interest. Indeed, on March 7, 1983, the Campo de Testes do Cachimbo (English: Cachimbo Testing Range), subordinated to the Brazilian General Command for Aerospace Technology was created. On January 17, 1995, the name of the complex was changed to Campo de Provas Brigadeiro-do-Ar Haroldo Coimbra Velloso, it was named after the commander who set-up the whole infra-structure of the complex. The name was changed again on July 30, 1997 to Campo de Provas Brigadeiro Velloso.[4]
On August 18, 1979, its new renovated airfield was opened and given the name of Cachimbo Airport. The apron of the airport is large enough for up to 20 small aircraft with full support and maintenance facilities. One unit of the Amazon Surveillance System is also located at the airport.[citation needed]
Units, airlines and destinationsedit
No military units are permanently based at Cachimbo, a military airport operated by the Brazilian Air Force, not an Air Force Base. It is for exclusive military use and therefore no scheduled flights operate at this airport.[citation needed]
Accidents and incidentsedit
On 29 September 2006, a damaged executive Embraer Legacy 600 performed an emergency landing at Cachimbo Airport, after having damaged its wing in a mid-air collision with a Gol Transportes Aéreos Boeing 737-800 operating as flight 1907. The Boeing subsequently crashed in the jungle, killing all 154 people on board.[5]
Accessedit
The airport is located approximately 15 km from highway BR-163.
cachimbo, airport, icao, sbcc, military, airport, serving, campo, provas, brigadeiro, velloso, large, testing, training, complex, brazilian, armed, forces, located, serra, cachimbo, english, smoking, pipe, mountains, southern, part, state, pará, brazil, operat. Cachimbo Airport ICAO SBCC is the military airport serving Campo de Provas Brigadeiro Velloso a large Testing and Training complex of the Brazilian Armed Forces located in Serra do Cachimbo English Smoking pipe Mountains in the southern part of the state of Para Brazil It is operated by the Brazilian Air Force Cachimbo AirportAeroporto de CachimboIATA noneICAO SBCCSummaryAirport typeMilitary AirportTesting and trainingOperatorBrazilian Air ForceServesSerra do CachimboBuilt1950In use1954 presentTime zoneBRT UTC 03 00 Elevation AMSL537 m 1 762 ftCoordinates09 20 02 S 054 57 55 W 9 33389 S 54 96528 W 9 33389 54 96528Websitehttp www cpbv aer mil br MapSBCCLocation in BrazilRunwaysDirection Length Surfacem ft12 30 2 599 8 527 AsphaltSources Military Base Website 1 Brazilian Air Force 2 Contents 1 History and development 2 Units airlines and destinations 3 Accidents and incidents 4 Access 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksHistory and development editThe Testing and Training Complex of Campo de Provas Brigadeiro Velloso has an area of 21 588 km2 and a perimeter of 653 km It is within the limits of four municipalities Altamira Itaituba Jacareacanga and Novo Progresso in an area comparable in size to the Brazilian state of Sergipe citation needed The airport and the complex have their origins in an airfield opened on September 3 1950 With the end of World War II the Brazilian government saw the need for a strategic support facility to the operation of aircraft flying between the Northern Region location of the Amazon Rainforest and the Southeast Region of Brazil the locations of Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo flying on a straight route Before the construction of the airfield the link was only possible to be operated with safety following the longer coastline route The airfield was officially commissioned on January 20 1954 3 In the 1970s studies were made in order to upgrade the facility to a Center for Testing Weapons and Training of the Brazilian Armed Forces with the purpose of weapons development bomb tests experiments training and maneuvers of national interest Indeed on March 7 1983 the Campo de Testes do Cachimbo English Cachimbo Testing Range subordinated to the Brazilian General Command for Aerospace Technology was created On January 17 1995 the name of the complex was changed to Campo de Provas Brigadeiro do Ar Haroldo Coimbra Velloso it was named after the commander who set up the whole infra structure of the complex The name was changed again on July 30 1997 to Campo de Provas Brigadeiro Velloso 4 On August 18 1979 its new renovated airfield was opened and given the name of Cachimbo Airport The apron of the airport is large enough for up to 20 small aircraft with full support and maintenance facilities One unit of the Amazon Surveillance System is also located at the airport citation needed Units airlines and destinations editNo military units are permanently based at Cachimbo a military airport operated by the Brazilian Air Force not an Air Force Base It is for exclusive military use and therefore no scheduled flights operate at this airport citation needed Accidents and incidents editOn 29 September 2006 a damaged executive Embraer Legacy 600 performed an emergency landing at Cachimbo Airport after having damaged its wing in a mid air collision with a Gol Transportes Aereos Boeing 737 800 operating as flight 1907 The Boeing subsequently crashed in the jungle killing all 154 people on board 5 Access editThe airport is located approximately 15 km from highway BR 163 See also edit nbsp Aviation portal nbsp Brazil portalList of the busiest airports in BrazilReferences edit Campo de Provas Brigadeiro Velloso in Portuguese Brazilian Air Force Archived from the original on 2003 11 27 Retrieved 2011 05 15 Brazilian Air Force Official Website in Portuguese Brazilian Air Force Archived from the original on 2009 04 20 Campo de Provas Brigadeiro Velloso Historico in Portuguese Forca Aerea Brasileira Archived from the original on November 27 2003 Retrieved May 14 2011 Rocha Luzardo Antonio Jose December 2002 Nova tecnologia para vigilancia patrimonial da Amazonia in Portuguese Revista da Unifa Archived from the original on March 24 2012 Retrieved May 15 2011 Accident description N600XL and PR GTD Aviation Safety Network Retrieved May 13 2011 External links editAirport information for SBCC at Great Circle Mapper Source DAFIF effective October 2006 Current weather for SBCC at NOAA NWS Accident history for SBCC at Aviation Safety Network Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Cachimbo Airport amp oldid 1171358015, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
